Budweiser

King of Beers

Less retro more relevant

Americana became cool

JDO Brand Design & Innovation has teamed up with Diageo, Ireland to create a font and tap marker for the Budweiser brand. The on trade material launched in time for the World Cup 2014 with over 2000 units in bars across Ireland.

JDO were briefed to fundamentally change the on trade ‘look and feel’ for Budweiser with a remarkable design that would inspire the rest of the suite. The team was asked to communicate ‘Budweiser’ and only ‘Budweiser’ and to continue to build the Budweiser bow tie as a strong brand equity. Diageo, Ireland was keen to attract new users to the brand but not to alienate current loyalists.

We worked tirelessly to deliver a modern and fresh take on the American Icon. Budweiser has so much heritage and wonderful character that it's hard to get consumers to reevaluate it with fresh eyes.

The new livery design encapsulated all that is great about the brand and America but in a taught and contemporary way. The use of materials was key in delivering genuine quality coupled with an execution that had real integrity and authenticity. This wasn't a badge on a stick this was branded through and through and would bring the brand up to date in a beautiful and inspiring way.

The Budweiser font embodies the brand’s values as a beacon in bar, however in Ireland it’s the tap marker that is present in more bar environments. The tap marker has to do all the job of the font, but is smaller and sits amongst much more competition.

The new point of sale material will be launched on June 6th in time for the start of the World Cup in Brazil on 12th June. In February, Budweiser launched their ‘Rise As One’ campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in a push to be recognised as an international brand. The FIFA World Cup is the world’s largest sporting event. The Cup’s final game is the single most viewed sporting event on earth.

Our brief to JDO was to make modernise Budweiser at the bar & make it relevant again to consumers by finding a way to iconise the Budweiser bow-tie. We also asked them to break all the normal rules to deliver this project in record time. The guys grasped the challenge with both hands not only producing a superb design that researched incredibly but also working hand in glove with our technical teams & suppliers to ensure the project was delivered on time & to a very high standard throughout. My thanks to the team at JDO for delivering a true step change for the Budweiser brand is now loved by our consumers & customers & works brilliantly on bar